Chester Village Cemetery

Chester Village Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	NH 102 and NH 121, Chester, New Hampshire
Coordinates:	42°57′27″N 71°15′22″W / 42.9575°N 71.25611°W / 42.9575; -71.25611Coordinates: 42°57′27″N 71°15′22″W / 42.9575°N 71.25611°W / 42.9575; -71.25611
Area:	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	79000203[1]
Added to NRHP:	November 29, 1979

Chester Village Cemetery is a historic cemetery on NH 102 and NH 121 in Chester, New Hampshire.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

According to the state historical marker at the site,

"This graveyard, one of the oldest in the state, was purchased by Col. John Blunt for 70 pounds in 1751. Signed stones by the finest stone sculptors in New England are found here. Among these craftsmen are: Stephen and Abel Webster, John Marble, John Wright and Timothy Eastman. Revolutionary heroes rest here as well as two governors of the state, Samuel and John Bell, William Richardson, Chief Justice of the N.H. Supreme Court, Isaac Blasdel the clockmaker, and others."^[2]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "New Hampshire Historical Markers". NH Division of Historical Resources. http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/markers/result.php. Retrieved December 8, 2009.